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Back on Track

Posted on December 2, 2016 by Stacey Bewkes   •   Leave a comment
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Immediately after the whirlwind of Thanksgiving, I left first thing on Monday to attend the Design Leadership Summit in Miami. Now that I’m back on track in the office, I’ll have some thoughts on this year’s conference to share soon. In the meantime, a little peek at a bit of the inspiration from a great group of speakers at the Nobu Eden Roc, an update of Miami architect Morris Lapidus’ iconic hotel.…
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What a Week!

Posted on November 11, 2016 by Stacey Bewkes   •   4 Comments
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No one needs to be reminded of what a week this was. But besides the election, there were many opportunities to experience the restorative power of beauty at events in New York and Connecticut, many of which I will circle back to revisit.…
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Schumacher x Cabana

Posted on October 23, 2016 by Stacey Bewkes   •   6 Comments
Schumacher x Cabana
Twice a year design aficionados in the know anxiously await the arrival of the new Cabana Magazine. Not only do we anticipate the elegant imaginative editorials and insider peeks at the great trifecta of “thought, place and person” around the globe but the surprise of which textile house will grace the covers.…
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At Home with Susanna Salk and Katie Ridder and Peter Pennoyer

Posted on October 19, 2016 by Stacey Bewkes   •   15 Comments
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Husband and wife, architect and interior designer, California girl and New York City boy. This combination wouldn’t necessarily bode well for creating a house for themselves from scratch. Yet that’s exactly what Katie Ridder and Peter Pennoyer did. And not only did they accomplish this feat with rare and exceptional style, but they chronicled the before, during and after in their beautiful new book, A House in the Country.…
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Bunny Williams A House by the Sea

Posted on September 21, 2016 by Stacey Bewkes   •   14 Comments
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“We knew we wanted a house where we would really live outside, a house where the ocean breezes would blow through, and a house that would be a place in which we could gather our friends and family and entertain easily.”…
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At Home With Susanna Salk and Brian McCarthy

Posted on September 18, 2016 by Stacey Bewkes   •   6 Comments
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At the venerable Parish-Hadley firm, interior designer Brian McCarthy learned from the best of the best. An Architectural Digest AD100 and ELLE DECOR A-List designer with his own firm since 1991, he received, at the legendary firm, a comprehensive introduction to every aspect of creating a beautiful and smooth running residence.…
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Tilton Fenwick Goes Country in House Beautiful

Posted on September 14, 2016 by Stacey Bewkes   •   10 Comments
Tilton Fenwick in House Beautiful
Interior Design duo Tilton Fenwick and Quintessence were both born six years ago and, like friends from birth, we have grown up together in the world of design. As a fan of TF partners Anne Maxwell Foster’s and Suysel dePedro Cunningham’s colorful, pattern mixing take on tradition, I have followed their path avidly from the start.…
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Design Leadership Summit 2016 Preview

Posted on September 9, 2016 by Stacey Bewkes   •   4 Comments
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One of the highlights of last year’s design calendar was the Design Leadership Summit in Los Angeles. Celebrating ten years of bringing together, informing and inspiring the country’s top design professionals, the Design Leadership Network‘s Summit has been instrumental in broadening the scope of what we think about in today’s world of design.…
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NYSID at Nantucket by Design

Posted on August 24, 2016 by Stacey Bewkes   •   4 Comments
Nantucket Oldest House
As a board member of both the Nantucket Historical Association and the New York School of Interior Design, Maria Spears was instrumental in orchestrating a unique and creative event for Nantucket by Design. Nantucket represents the best of old and new and in thinking of how to meld the island’s history with the power of design, a group of NYSID students were invited to reimagine two rooms in Nantucket’s oldest house.…
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Ike Kligerman Barkley at Nantucket by Design

Posted on August 21, 2016 by Stacey Bewkes   •   8 Comments
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After almost four decades of presenting the Nantucket Antiques Show as their major annual fundraising event, the Nantucket Historical Association updated and rebranded this much anticipated week, introducing Nantucket by Design this year. Honing in the focus on design and designers, they organized, under the capable, enthusiastic and energized leadership of inaugural chairman Maureen Bousa, a terrific week of events highlighting established and emerging talent as well as iconic island properties and local resources.…
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